Bob Dyer: Boxing out network announcers
If you love watching the Cavs on TV but don’t love listening to national TV announcers pulling for the underdog, this might be the gizmo for you. As I noted last year during the World Series — when...
View ArticleAkron 1-year-old found safe, police still searching for his father, who they...
The grandmother of an Akron 1-year-old taken during a domestic dispute early Wednesday greeted reporters on the lawn in front of her daughter’s apartment complex about 7 a.m.“We just want him to bring...
View ArticleRoundabout construction to close Granger Road/State Route 94 intersection...
GRANGER TWP.: The intersection of Granger and Ridge roads will be closed for 70 days when construction of a roundabout — originally scheduled for 2016 — begins in the near future.Township trustees set...
View ArticleOhio cop used unreasonable force in apparent kick, police say after review
COLUMBUS: An officer used “unreasonable” force that wasn’t part of his training when subduing a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in the head, police in Ohio...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled May 10
Backlash follows health care vote Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur, who headed the effort to revive the health care overhaul passed by the U.S. House, faces jeers and insults at a town hall in a heavily...
View ArticlePeople in the news — compiled May 10
‘The Rock’ eyes U.S. presidency After conquering Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have his sights set on the White House.The actor and former pro wrestler tells GQ that a presidential run is “a...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — May 11, 2017
AKRONMan seriously injured by carAKRON: A pedestrian suffered possibly life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday on Triplett Boulevard in the city’s Ellet...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 11: Mural unveiling party; plant sale opens; ‘Midsummer...
Check out newest mural at UAThe newest mural by the University of Akron’s Art Bomb Brigade will be unveiled during a party from 5 to 9 p.m. with music, karaoke, food and art vendors. The mural itself...
View ArticleOptions for truly independent Russia probe are limited
WASHINGTON: Democrats’ calls for an independent prosecutor to lead the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia grew louder Wednesday in the aftermath of the FBI director’s ouster, but...
View ArticleWhat U.S.-Russia crisis? Trump seeks closer ties in White House meeting
WASHINGTON: All but ignoring the unfurling drama over Russia and the U.S. election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to advance prospects for cooperation between the former Cold War foes in...
View ArticleTunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites
RICHLAND, Wash.: The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex underscored what critics have long been saying: The toxic remnants of the Cold War are...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled May 10
China Earthquake kills eight people A moderate but shallow earthquake in far western China on Thursday killed eight people and injured more than 20 others, the region’s earthquake administration said....
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled May 10
CHARLESTON, W.Va.Journalist arrested at Capitol Police in West Virginia’s Capitol arrested a journalist who they said was trying “aggressively” to get past Secret Service agents and yelling questions...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists triumph as Senate upholds drilling rule
WASHINGTON: Environmentalists notched a rare win in the Republican-led Senate on Wednesday as a GOP effort to reverse an Obama-era rule restricting harmful methane emissions unexpectedly failed.The...
View ArticleAkron police chief, a former G-man, says FBI will miss James Comey but has a...
Skip Rudy Giuliani.Say no to Chris Christie.If President Donald Trump ever wants to move beyond politics and restore faith in the FBI, he needs to pick someone he doesn’t know to lead the nation’s...
View ArticleComey sought more Russia probe resources before firing
WASHINGTON: Days before he was fired by Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey requested more resources to pursue his investigation into Russia’s election meddling and the possible involvement of Trump...
View ArticleBack from the dead, man revived by food bank staff home after being released...
One minute, Horace Lewis was closing the gate on his truck at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank loading dock, where he’d picked up food for a ministry that helps families in need.The next minute, he...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls schools looks to layoffs, fee increases to avert looming...
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Superintendent Todd Nichols is recommending laying off teachers and other staff, increasing fees and asking voters for more money to avoid a looming financial crisis.Without...
View ArticleAkron elementary students share artwork with Summa Akron City patients
The gray plastic cart that cheerful volunteer Rosemary Capotosto pushes through the halls of Summa Akron City Hospital comes up to about her waist, but it’s not heavy.It’s laden with 178 neatly stacked...
View ArticleAkron police honor fallen officers in trolley tour
Debi Foss’s first memory of her father came about when she was eating dinner.When she was 6 years old in 1964, her father, Akron police officer Ronald Rotruck, was late coming home from work. Her mom...
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